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Old 03-01-2012, 01:12 PM
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Charlee
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Chrysantheme is the German chrysanthemum... "Chrys" for short?

It seems the top 10 German names for boys and girls are:
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[TD]1. Lucas / Lukas[/TD]
[TD]1. Anna[/TD]
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[TD]2. Leon[/TD]
[TD]2. Leoni / Leonie[/TD]
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[TD]3. Luca / Luka[/TD]
[TD]3. Lea / Leah[/TD]
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[TD]4. Tim / Timm[/TD]
[TD]4. Lena[/TD]
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[TD]5. Paul[/TD]
[TD]5. Hanna / Hannah[/TD]
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[TD]6. Jonas[/TD]
[TD]6. Laura[/TD]
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[TD]7. Finn / Fynn[/TD]
[TD]7. Lara[/TD]
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[TD]8. Max[/TD]
[TD]8. Emily / Emilie[/TD]
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[TD]9. Niclas / Niklas[/TD]
[TD]9. Sara / Sarah[/TD]
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[TD]10. Luis / Louis[/TD]
[TD]10. Lili / Lilli / Lilly[/TD]
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And here's a link to charts with German names and their meanings:

http://german.about.com/library/blvornamen01.htm

(Personally, I like "Gretchen"! )
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